Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2009 on 2:42 pm | In Holidays | 48 Comments

I thought I’d just pop in here while I take a break from all the Thanksgiving festivities.  The pies have been made,

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the linens have been ironed,

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and the table has been set

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with one of my favorite projects ever, the Give Thanks tablecloth.  (It’s a project from a Better Homes and Gardens magazine from 4 or 5 years ago — “Give Thanks” and maple leaves are repeated along all the borders of the tablecloth.)

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Now, I’m just waiting for the big bird to cook and the family to arrive.

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If you’re in the US, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and that you’re fortunate enough to spend it with family and friends!

XOXO,
Anna

And P.S.  — when you’re trying to figure out what to do with all those leftovers, don’t forget the Turkey Cranberry Crescent Pinwheels!

48 Comments

  1. Your table looks wonderful Anna. I hope you have a fabulous day and great weekend.

    Comment by Gina — November 26, 2009 #

  2. Anna, we don’t celebrate thanksgiving here, but I wanted to wish you a wonderful day with your loved ones!

    Comment by Karin — November 26, 2009 #

  3. Oh, it all looks lovely! We made pumpkin pie today and one child declared it ‘delicious!’ while the other was happy to help make it but wouldn’t eat any. We also had a little round of ‘what are we thankful for?’ and I told them about the Pilgrim Fathers. Thanksgivings sepnt with friends are some of my favourite memories from our stay in the US. It’s a great holiday – hope yours is lots of fun!

    Comment by dottycookie — November 26, 2009 #

  4. lovely table! have a wonderful day!

    Comment by beth — November 26, 2009 #

  5. yum! Those pies look fabulous, as does your whole table! I just love freshly pressed linens!Enjoy your turkey day – ours was last month, but we’ll be visiting friends in Seattle this weekend!

    Comment by What Comes Next — November 26, 2009 #

  6. Have a wonderful day, Anna. Your table looks beautiful – as do the pies. :o)

    Comment by Anne — November 26, 2009 #

  7. What a beautiful table and pretty pies!
    Hope you have a wonderful day!

    Comment by Janet — November 26, 2009 #

  8. Everything looks wonderful! Hope your day was as good as your table looks! Pies look mighty good, too. Good thing Thanksgiving only comes once a year, huh?

    Comment by Elaine/MuddlingThrough — November 26, 2009 #

  9. beautiful table, beautiful linen, beautiful every thing..have a blessed thanksgiving!

    Comment by Niki — November 26, 2009 #

  10. Beautiful pies, beautifully-set table, and beautiful table cloth. I hope you had a fantastic feast and a wonderful time with your loved ones!

    xo

    Comment by Rachel — November 26, 2009 #

  11. your table is beautiful!!

    Comment by jaybird — November 26, 2009 #

  12. OMG!!! Said the piecrust making 16 yo. Your lovely cut-outs for the crust are beautiful. Hope you had a good day enjoying the family.

    Comment by Cindy — November 26, 2009 #

  13. Everything looks so wonderful and inviting. The pies are absolutely perfct! Hope your day was a wonderful one. Thanks for the cranberry pinwheel recipe. I am going to try it right away!

    Comment by Rae Ann — November 26, 2009 #

  14. Your celebration looks just wonderful! I hope you enjoyed your day. I did! Happy Thanksgiving!

    Comment by Jackie — November 26, 2009 #

  15. Happy thanksgiving. The pies look so scrumptious! Yum! Of course we celebrated our thanksgiving in October so turkey season is over here…well at least until Christmas.

    Comment by raina — November 26, 2009 #

  16. Happy Thanksgiving Anna! I hope you had a great day!

    Comment by Jen — November 26, 2009 #

  17. Hope you had a great day Anna and that you can still move after all the turkey and those yummy looking pies! Love your fancy crust edging! And that is a very nice tablecloth. And that is a lovely centerpiece! And good job on the ironing of the cloth. When you come to my house be prepared for the minimalist look. Lucky to have the tablecloth clean. Ironing would be out of the question. I can cook or I can decorate. No way are the two happening on the same day….unless I want a nervous breakdown! Maybe you could give me lessons, because there’s a decorator inside me screaming for HER turn!

    Comment by molly — November 27, 2009 #

  18. Happy Thanksgiving, Anna! Your pies look delicious and that centerpiece is gorgeous. Hope you had a wonderful time with your family.

    Comment by Stacy — November 27, 2009 #

  19. Happy Thanksgiving!

    Comment by Andrea Q — November 27, 2009 #

  20. Happy Thanksgiving. It looks like you had a lovely day. You table and food look fabulous.

    Comment by kim — November 27, 2009 #

  21. What a pretty table! Happy Day :)

    Comment by Karen — November 27, 2009 #

  22. Mummm… your pies look yummy and your table just perfect! Hope you had a lovely day.

    Comment by jo — November 27, 2009 #

  23. I hope you had a wonderful day with family and friends. Your centerpiece is beautiful and the Give Thanks tablecloth is perfect.

    Comment by Anne — November 27, 2009 #

  24. What a lovely table!

    Blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving.

    Comment by Cathy ~Tadpoles and Teacups — November 27, 2009 #

  25. Your table and your pies look wonderful. What a lot of careful preparation has gone into this. I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. It would be lovely to have something like ths in the UK.

    Comment by Teresa — November 27, 2009 #

  26. Anna, your table looks just beautiful and Martha doesn’t have a thing on you when it comes to pies. They are picture perfect. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving

    Comment by Jewels — November 27, 2009 #

  27. Thanksgiving really does sound like a wonderful celebration – so why don’t we have it too???

    Hope you had a fab time!

    Lucy x

    Comment by Lucy Locket-Pocket — November 27, 2009 #

  28. Oh what a beautiful table!! And the edges on your pie crust are so amazing…did you cut out little leaves or something? My poor crust did not turn out pretty this year lol! Share your secret please!!!

    Comment by Tammy — November 27, 2009 #

  29. oh anna! your table is perfectly lovely.
    and i love the new header! you clever girl.
    hope you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying a relaxing weekend.
    much love,
    melly-

    Comment by melly- — November 27, 2009 #

  30. Happy thanksgiving! I hope you enjoyed the family gathering! The table looks absolutely fantastic!

    Comment by Di — November 27, 2009 #

  31. i am certain your thanskgiving was great! your table looked perfect & your pies incredible…
    anna, can you share your pie recipes & the wonderful detailing of your crusts please?
    thanks…& thank you for sharing your beautiful blog with all of us!

    Comment by linda — November 27, 2009 #

  32. Happy Thanksgiving Anna, I’m two days late, but I guess you’re still celebrating?!

    Your table looks so gorgeous!

    Happy weekend!

    Comment by nicolette — November 28, 2009 #

  33. Beautiful table Anna! And those pies are just amazing!

    Comment by Carol — November 28, 2009 #

  34. Anna- Your table is beautiful! I so wish I had been organized enough to snap a photo or two. I love the edges of your pies. So sweet. Those little details just make me squeal with delight. You are my hero. :)

    Comment by Karin — November 28, 2009 #

  35. Beautiful table Anna and the pies look great from what I can see of them. I love your tablecloth. We did buffet this year instead of sit down. I think in a few years we’ll be renting a hall :0

    Comment by Judy — November 28, 2009 #

  36. Happy belated Thanksgiving. I know it was yummy, enjoy your weekend. Clarice

    Comment by clarice — November 28, 2009 #

  37. The pies looks so yummy, your crust is gorgeous. Your photography is so gorgeous, everything looks as though we are right there. I hope you had a really nice time with your loved ones.

    Comment by Kathy — November 28, 2009 #

  38. Happy belated Thanksgiving, dear T’anna!

    How can you bear to serve food on that lovely white cloth? What if anyone spills something on it? Argh.

    I love the idea of you on a little tractor. I don’t need one in my garden… Actually, is that not Mickey Mouse sitting on that John Deere seat???

    Comment by Isabelle — November 28, 2009 #

  39. Tell me, what can you NOT do Anna? You are the queen. I bow down.

    Comment by Penny — November 28, 2009 #

  40. Yum, looks delicious! Love the socks in your earlier post too.

    Comment by Lisa @celebrate CREATIVITY — November 28, 2009 #

  41. Beautiful table and pies Anna, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

    Comment by Shawn ; ) — November 28, 2009 #

  42. Oh my goodness. You and your pie crust!! Go ahead put my ugly butt crust to total shame!! lolol I should go delete that right off my page right now…. Be back in a minute………….

    Comment by Sharon — November 28, 2009 #

  43. Your pies look delicious and your table amazing. Happy holiday.

    Comment by Madeline — November 30, 2009 #

  44. oh yum!!!! hubby works for a US firm and for a while most of his team were americans and I miss their thankgsiving parties! My favourite was the one where I was pregnant with keira and just kept eating because I was the only one with expandable pants!!!!!! mmmmmmm pie!

    hope you had fun!
    Corrie:)

    Comment by corrie — November 30, 2009 #

  45. Anna, your table is lovely! Thankfully all I had to do was bake a pie and a cake and my thanksgiving chores were done! Next year will be a different story! Yikes!

    Comment by Lisa L. — November 30, 2009 #

  46. A very happy belated Thanksgiving to you and yours Anna.

    xxx

    Comment by Lesley — November 30, 2009 #

  47. Oh I do hope you had a happy happy day Anna. Your pies look very lovely (ooer!)

    Comment by Emma — November 30, 2009 #

  48. Look at those pies!! And your table is splendiferous! Happy Thanksgiving.

    Jody

    Comment by Jody — November 30, 2009 #

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